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Where does “gŵr” come from?
gŵr (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh gwr, from Old Welsh gur.
gŵr
(Welsh): husband; man
Definitions
husband; man
Ancestry of “gŵr”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Welsh
gwr
man
2
Old Welsh
gur
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Words derived from “gŵr”
-wr
gẃraidd
-iwr
uchelwr
gwrda
arwr
cyẅres
bonheddwr
canwraidd
gwreiddio
gwreiddiol
gwreiddiriog
gwreiddyn
llysiau'r gwrda
arwriaeth
di-wraidd
gwaedwraidd
gwreiddiadur
canwraidd y dŵr
canwraidd goesgoch
dadwreiddio
gwreiddiau
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